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Saratoga Shakespeare Company Intensive Production & Training Program

Skidmore College is pleased to partner with the Saratoga Shakespeare Company to offer credit-bearing summer internships and apprenticeships! Work with directors
and Actors’ Equity Company members from NYC, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and Los
Angeles, as well as from the local community on this summer’s production of Macbeth, to be presented in historic Congress Park, Saratoga Springs. Apprentice in a production
of an abridged Shakespearean comedy. Join Equity Membership Candidacy & earn points
toward your Equity card. Intern and apprentice housing is available at Skidmore College
for students enrolled for college credit. More information is available at Saratoga Shakespeare Company.

TH-304: Special Studies in Acting3 credits; Instructor: Lawrence Opitz (Skidmore Theatre Department Chair and Artistic
Director of SSC)Students will train with and perform with The Saratoga Shakespeare Company, a professional
theater with an Actors’ Equity contract. Students will be cast in roles in a production
and will rehearse for a two-week period and then perform in the production for twelve
performances over two weeks. Training will involve techniques in Shakespearean acting,
stage movement and combat, vocal work and career preparation. Students are eligible
to join the Actors’ Equity EMC (Equity Membership Candidate) program and will accrue
four points towards Equity membership. Permission of the instructor is required.

TH-305: Special Studies in Design and Technical Theater3 credits; Instructor: Lawrence Opitz (Skidmore Theatre Department Chair and Artistic
Director of SSC)Students will be involved in various aspects of production and/or arts management
with The Saratoga Shakespeare Company, a professional theater with an Actors’ Equity
contract. Students will have a variety of opportunities to train and work in the areas
of scenic construction, sound reinforcement, stage management, costume construction,
arts management, and career development throughout the two-week rehearsal period and
the two-week performance period. Permission of the instructor is required.